Talking Back

“I don’t care what they say about me as long as they spell my name right.”

-P. T. Barnum
American Impresario
Founder of Barnum & Bailey’s Circus
(1810 – 1891)

It’s a frustrating and demanding pleasure to put out a weekly column/blog. But there are Friday mornings, when the comments

It’s a Pitch, Yes! But also a Negotiation

“Be careful what you Pitch for; you might just Win it!”

-Nina Rolaine Stetson
American Planner, Renowned Pitch Meister
(1959 – )

Pitching teams are faced with layer upon layer of demands for information and compliance

When the Master Calls, Go In!

“When the Master calls, some people respond; some freeze in fear and some run away.”

-Jen Roshi
Temple of the Perennials

Zen Temple.  Massive Formal Gate.  Much traffic, dusty itinerant priests arriving from far away.  Muscular warrior monks practicing martial

The Multi-Dimensional Bottom Line

“The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.”

-Michelangelo Buonarotti
Italian Painter, Sculptor and Architect
(1475 – 1564)

Incessant talk these days about “Bottom Line.”

OK we’ll come out of the closet… We admit it.  We’re interested in profit.  We’re

No End to Facts!

“There’s a world of difference between truth and facts.  Facts can obscure the truth.

-Maya Angelou
American Poet, Philosopher & Author
(1928 – )

Today’s post is targeted specially to our Securities Analyst friends.  It may however, still have bearing for others among our subscribers…

Definition of Analysis (n.):

*  A Detailed examination of the elements or structure of something, typically